Education News 12.15.13

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December 15, 2013

Daily News

Exxon Mobil CEO Pressures PA Governor to Implement Common Core
Exxon Mobil threat to move operations if Corbett does not implement Common Core standards in Pennsylvania schools.

Corruption within Texas Education Service Center
Texas Education Service Center employees are starting to come out of the woodwork and expose the corruption from within.

Commentaries and Reports

Will Povertenza Dismantles The School-To-Prison Pipeline
…based on his attorneys’ and psychologist’s claim of “affluenza,” which is classified as a mental illness

Blogs

School Choice: Education Savings Accounts
Parents are using Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) to tailor their child’s education and individual learning needs

Higher Education

Does higher education make you think?
In focusing on higher education’s systems, says David Watson, are we overlooking whether (and how) it works on its students?

What I Learned in Intro to American Politics
While our system has its faults, it could be a lot worse. Politicians are influenced by outside lobbying interest groups.

Global

Grammar schools don’t boost social mobility
…there is a big influx of Romanian and Bulgarian children when working restrictions end in January.